The National tribune., 1887-02-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.
ABROAD.


subjects, because OF his knowledge Of American
institutions. Bishop Keane, of Richmond
Va, congratulated the Pope on reaching the
ninth year of his ponti6cate, TO which the
Pope replied, and said the Baltimore council
was an honor 10 America aud the Church
Twenty thousand applications have been re-
celvcd for officers commissions IN the dunEa'
rian Landsturm. Rich women arc seeking 20.
sitIODs in the ambulance seryice.--Roserve OF
fcers are forbidden 10 leave Austria.-Frencl
officers are buying large numbers OF horses IN
Spain.-An extensive plot has been discoy-
cred for a Polish uprising in the event of a
Russo Austrian or RuSs0-German war Ger
man Imperial officers and officials arc impli-
Gated Twenty persons have been arrested
INDUSTRIAL.
Master Workman powderly, of the knights
of Labor, is 10 issue an order prohibiting in-
discriminate boycotting by local assemblies.
The radicalism of many Of the assemblies,
particularly those IN the West has caused
much anxiety report Of the American
Iron and Steel Association says the production
of open hearth steel IN the United States in
1856 was 245, COG net tons or 2l9,29l gross tons,
an increase of 96225 net tons or "a per cent.
upon the production OF 1885 which was 1881
net tons. The production of 1856 was much
the largest in our history.-At Boston, Mass,
on Sunday a mob OF sympathiZers with the
Etrect-car strikers attacked a car. The police
dispersed the mob. Several were injured. A
second riot took place later, and in the conflict
dozen policemen were injured, some quite
seriously.-Thc National Labor Convention.
which conyenes in Cincinnati on Thursday
next will be largely attended. Among the
independent organizations which will be rep
resented is one known as the COmmoners'
party, which has strong following in Pitts
burg and Allegheny. The party has adopted a
platform the principal plaBks of which are
land TO bear all taxes and an income tax.
ABOUT PEOPLE
The belief prevails in New York that Rev.
DIR. McGynn will be reinstated as pastor of ST.
Stephens Church before April 10, Easter sun
day 1t is said the Doctor has received letters
from many Cardinals, Archbshops and other
Church dignitarics commencing his course on
the land question. II is said he will never go
10 Rome unless IL is as pastor Of ST. Stephens.
Oh lecture tour in Kentucky recently
Gen. John = Mosby, the eX-guerrila chieltain,
fell asleep In a railroad car and was robbed of
a travelling bag containing his dress suit aud
manuscript re.--Mrs Rachel Bodley has
been chosen School Director of the 29th ward,
Philadelphia, Pa.-The President has ac-
cepted the resignation of Daniel Manning, Sec
retary of the Treasury, No one is yet able 10
guess who will be the new Secretary.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Judge Thomas M. Joseph, for several years
Treasurer of the Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows
OF Texas, has confessed TO Grand Master Gibbs
that he is short in his accounts with the Grand
Lodge TO the extent OF 1881 This embraces
the entire fund belonging to the Lodge. Joseph
says he lost the money nearly four years ago
IN mining speculations.-At Chicagoa young
woman named Hattie Orme met with a serious
accident at the toboggan slide. She insisted on
guiding the tobOggan, when il became I'M
manageable and went over the side of the
chute carrying its passenger in its fall 80 feet
60 the ground. In her descent the girl struck
an electric light wire, which tore frightful
cash across her face A physician took 81
stitches in sewing up the wound. Her right
arm was fractured IN three places aud the flesh
was torn from her left arm, exposing the bone
Bile ls M critical conditiOn.-lt is believed
that the deiaication of Warden Howard
OF the Indiana State Prison, Is i'm the neighbor-
hood of $4,000, although il would sur
prise nobody il il was much larger he was
so implicitly trusted by the directors that
he was not required 20 give bonds, and his
books have moi been examined in years -
AT Cincinnati Matilda Warren, aged o. was
shot by ed. Jordan. Mrs Warren was on her
way TO the grocery when she met Jordan, beat
ing small boy. She demonstrated with him
t0r doing So when he drew a revolver and fired
the bullet penetrating her left lung Early
Friday morning dynamite was exploded under
Mich. The store was wrecked but three men
who were sleeping there were not injured al
though badly shaken.-A man was arrested
AT Marietta, o., on suspicion Of being one Of
the men wanted at Cleveland for the Ravenna
murder He gave the name OF John Cole and
answered the description Of the prisoner who
was rescued. He broke from his cell released
ali the prisoners in the Jail, and fed .-Wm.
A. Wilson, a prominent member of the Lancas.
Ter, Pa, Ear, aud awell known political speaker
committed suicide by shooting.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For six weeks unprecedented SHOWS billiards.
and gales have ragged through the northern and
western portions Of Montana until mans only
safety depended upon his remaining within the
house. The Oldest settlers acknowledge that
The Winter Is the most severe for 10 years. For
DAYS the thermometer fingered between 10 and
40 degrees below zero, and during one neriod
OF "a hours registered 81 degrees below zero.
The main range of the Rockies has along its
entire length through Montana from two 10 six
feet oil snow, and there is an average depth of
20 inches upon the prairies Drifts have formed
upon the cattle ranges in the Coules and along
The stage routes 10 a remarkable depth, and
the surface of the snow IL covered with n
crust too thick for the cattle 10 break I'm order
that they may reach the grass Stock of ali
Kinds D. suffering IN the most fearful manner
and while some OF the cattemen estimate the
probable loss at . per cent. the majority claim
20 have quit figuring on the losses now, and will
he thankful II they have enough left 10 start
anew in the Spring -The New York Assem-.
bly, adopted resolutions requesting Congress TO
pass the eight-hOur bill insofar as il relates
% letter-cauien The bin looking 10 the
exemption Of women from the death pepaltv
was summarily killed by ~ against De-
IL rs expected that a call for SlOO0OO0O three
per cent. bonds will be issued soon. and that
The entire three per cent loan of which there
Dr. now about S40,000.000 outstanding will ne
entirely eXtingushed before the Isl of Julv
The Secretary Of the Interior has sent To
The Treasury Department for transmission 10
Congress AN estimate of SIS 600 for extra clerk,
hire for Pension Agencies, aud $4,000 for con.
tlnRent expenses. This is in addition 10 the
regular appropriations and Is made necessary
by the passage Of the Mexican pension bill
The Local Board of Health al Dies Moines
Iowa, has arrested aud quarantined a clergy.
man who conducted the funeral services of
children who died from dphtheria He has
appealed 10 the State Board of Health. which
aillrms The action OF the Local Board. The
ONO Legislature has repealed the black laws
and the statutes providing for separate schools
Tor colOred childrcn.-A Government mnle
died at Fort Mason last week, aged "a wears
dc had been m the Government service nearly
5Oyears.--Thep preachers Of Chebovpan. Mich
have decided not 10 perform the marriage cere
mony Tor any person who has been divorced
s
History Of the 18th M.
After years Of hard work collecting data. tbe
history of the 55th Ill., is now about 10 he mr.
lisbed. IL will be between 500 and GOO nages